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Press Release
New Park Signs Undermine Rangers, Aim to Erase History
Forcing rangers to post these signs is an outrage and shows deep contempt for their work to preserve and tell all American stories.
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Press Release
Senate Committee Abandons National Park Staff in Reckless Budget Proposal
"This bill turns its back on America’s most treasured places and the dedicated public servants who protect them." - Daniel Hart, NPCA's Director of Clean Energy and Climate Policy
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Blog Post
Trouble Ahead: How Staffing Cuts Threaten Air, Water and Wildlife at Your Favorite Parks
Vital conservation projects in national parks are grinding to a halt following sweeping staff reductions. We outline the threats.
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Press Release
Ghost Orchid Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protections
The ghost orchid is a rare, beautiful species. There is only one national park site where it can be found: Big Cypress National Preserve.
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Blog Post
6 Worst Things That Happened to National Parks Last Month
ICYMI: May was a bad month for national parks under the Trump administration and congressional Republicans. We sound the alarm on the last 30 days’ most distressing actions.
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Blog Post The Only ‘Wild and Scenic’ Subterranean River The River Styx winds underground at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve.
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Press Release Parks Group Rebukes Secretary Burgum’s Misrepresentation of National Park Staffing “Secretary Burgum’s narrative doesn’t match the reality unfolding in our parks. The Park Service is in a full-blown staffing crisis." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Magazine Article Parks in Crisis Gutting the workforce, undermining environmental laws and rewriting history. How will parks weather an unprecedented assault on their mission?
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Magazine Article The Erasers Three days with the graffiti fighters of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
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Magazine Article Parks After Dark National parks are offering a growing number of nighttime programs for visitors looking for novel experiences or those eager to avoid daytime crowds and rising temperatures.
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Magazine Article A Destiny Like No Other Anna Kingsley was an African princess before being enslaved and later becoming a slaveholder. The Park Service and her descendants have worked to preserve her story.
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Magazine Article A Growing Gallery How one woman’s vision turned into a multi-year project that has brought thousands of student artworks to dozens of national park sites.
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Magazine Article Battlefield Barkeologists Hardworking canines are helping staff at Richmond National Battlefield Park identify the unmarked graves of enslaved people.
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Magazine Article Stone Age Bird? A cardinal picked up a rock and did something unexpected in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Magazine Article New Bloom A plant hunter strolled through Death Valley National Park on his day off. Then he found a flower he didn’t recognize.
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Magazine Article A Mass Revival? A biotechnology company said it brought back dire wolves. Should these former park denizens be next on the de-extinction list?
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Blog Post Hands Off Our History The president’s shameful “skinny budget” would decimate our parks. We must continue to defend the integrity of our historic sites.
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Press Release Find Inspiration for Your Next Park Visit with Video Guides by National Parks Conservation Association and Travelodge® by Wyndham The Park POV Series continues with unique ways to explore our national parks
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Press Release Trump Administration Reverses Course, Brings Plastics Back to Litter National Parks "How we treat our most beloved national parks says a lot about who we are as a nation. NPCA will continue to fight to keep single-use plastics out of our parks." -- NPCA's Deputy Vice President Sarah Gaines Barmeyer
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Press Release House Advances Budget Bill Reducing National Park Service Staff Amid Peak Visitation "This reconciliation bill will undoubtedly destabilize park operations and cause damage to the nation’s most valuable natural and cultural resources." - Daniel Hart, NPCA's Director of Clean Energy and Climate Policy
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Press Release New Order Threatens Park Service’s Efforts to Protect and Explore American History New signs at parks could have a chilling effect on rangers just trying to do their jobs and tell the truth. This new order sets a dangerous precedent of prioritizing nostalgia over truth.
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Press Release National Park Service Alaska Regional Office Decimated by Staff Cuts and Consolidation As the National Park Service prepares for even more unthinkable staff cuts, regional offices across the country are already reeling.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes the week of May 19, 2025.
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Policy Update Testimony: Public Witness Day on FY26 Appropriations Written testimony by John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
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Press Release Mount Rainier Rolls Out Limited Seasonal Reservation System "In these times of staffing cuts and uncertainty, we’ll take this glimmer of hope for Mount Rainier, but the national park and its visitors deserve a more reliable experience" -- NPCA Northwest Regional Director Rob Smith
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Blog Post Selling Off Our Public Lands? A Line We Cannot Cross. Congress will vote next week on U.S. House legislation that could hand over public lands next to Zion National Park to county and possibly private interests. NPCA is working to stop it.
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Press Release Backdoor public land deal advances, putting Zion and Utah public lands at risk “Let’s call this what it is: an attempt by some members of Congress to auction off America’s public lands."—NPCA's Southwest Campaign Director, Cory MacNulty
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Blog Post ‘Hollowed Out’ — 3 Retired National Park Superintendents Speak Up After devoting their careers to protecting our country’s natural and cultural treasures, Dan Wenk, Jeff Mow and John Donahue are watching harmful staff cuts and more gut the National Park Service — and for what gain?
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Blog Post Cut to the Bone The Trump administration has threatened to close the National Park Service’s regional offices and cut even more staff in the coming weeks. We examine what that would mean for parks and visitors.
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